Mary Fox is out as the District Defender of the Public Defender’s Office for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, and has moved on and up to be the statewide director of the system. I have no doubt she will be very successful in that position. She is in my opinion an outstanding manager who focuses on the big picture. These strengths are much better suited to her new role.
Even better news for the 22nd Judicial Circuit is Matthew Mahaffey was selected as the new District Defender. He’s a good defense attorney, everyone in the courthouse likes and respects him, and he genuinely cares about his clients. I hope his focus will remain more on what is in the best interest of the individual client rather than take the Mary Fox big-picture approach to running that office.
